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Riding the Santa Cruz Swell
More than a decade ago, I spent some time in Santa Cruz along with the rest of Automattic for the Grand Meetup that year. I’ve already posted a few sunrise photos on the beach, but these photos of surfers riding the waves have been in my TODO folder for a long time. Aperture ƒ/4 Camera…
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Celestial Circles
The sun was particularly active last weekend, promising spectacular aurora with KP values of over 7. Unfortunately, the expected nighttime display failed to materialise. Instead, I swung my camera around and took 10 30-second exposures of the night sky, with the trees of a nearby road. After combining them in Photoshop this is what you…
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Eircom Phone Booths in Cork
A pair of Eircom phone booths on St. Patrick Street, Cork, pictured in 2005. The phones were there until at least 2022, but Eir announced a few years ago that they’d be removing their public phone booths, so away they go. Aperture ƒ/13 Camera Canon EOS 20D Focal length 55mm ISO 400 Shutter speed 1/320s
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Dog’s Day on Barrack Street
A little dog looks out of a window of his home on Barrack Street, Cork. He must be very used to passing foot traffic. He never barked once! Aperture ƒ/1.7 Camera Galaxy S23 Ultra Focal length 6.3mm ISO 10 Shutter speed 1/390s
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Curiosity in the Old Town
We were wandering up the Royal Mile in Edinburgh when I spotted these two women looking up. At what, I’m not sure, there wasn’t anything special in the building they were looking at. Is there such a thing as “Edinburgh Neck”? Aperture ƒ/4 Camera ILCE-7RM5 Focal length 24mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 1/640s
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Voices for Gaza
Every Saturday there’s a rally in Cork supporting the people of Gaza and protesting the awful genocide being carried out by the IDF. Aperture ƒ/4 Camera ILCE-7RM5 Focal length 24mm ISO 160 Shutter speed 1/500s
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Sailing Back in Time: The Galeón Andalucía Visits Ireland
The sun had set by the time I got into the city to photograph the Andalucía. Twenty minutes earlier, the sun was shining on it and made for a spectacular photo. I made a bracketed shot from further down the quay because there were bright lights on the front of the boat that would make…
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Green Light Go
One more from last week. This time, the long exposure shot is of a bus heading to Parnell Place in Cork. The traffic light had just turned green, so the bus was driving slowly, accelerating as it went. It made a colourful impression on the digital sensor of my camera! Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7RM5 Focal…
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Light Trails on Eamon de Valera Bridge
Evening traffic whizzes past last week. Just after the sun had set, but the street light above my head hadn’t come on yet, so I got a nice long exposure. How does photography affect your memory? Interesting podcast episode. Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7RM5 Focal length 33mm ISO 50 Shutter speed 8s
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Night Shifts and Trailing Lights
Construction signs on Parnell Bridge in front of Cork City Hall were lit up by a passing bus a few nights ago. Aperture ƒ/8 Camera ILCE-7RM5 Focal length 24mm ISO 50 Shutter speed 6s
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The Tranquil Waters of Robert’s Cove
Robert’s Cove in Co. Cork looked particularly spectacular this afternoon when I visited. We arrived to a sudden shower of rain, but it soon stopped, and we wandered up the path alongside the cliff away from the beach. Panoramas really don’t post well online. I need to do something like they do on Instagram where…
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The Galeón Andalucía in Cork
The Galeón Andalucía, a replica of a 16th-17th century Spanish galleon docked in Cork a few days ago for the European Maritime Days to Play, on yesterday and today. I wandered down the quays where there were a number of other boats. A nice day out for school kids who got a few hours out…